Have you noticed the color green has become a popular trending color for business logos? That’s because green signifies healthy growth. It’s also the color of money! In nature, green growth doesn’t just happen during the spring and summer seasons. Inspired by evergreen trees, we [...]
Quite often, I enjoy surprising people. Not in the “Boo!” spirit of Halloween, but more in an “Oh!” kind of pleasant surprise. Specifically, people are often surprised that Adams Economic Alliance takes a holistic approach to Adams County’s economy. We don’t focus exclusively on business [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (Oct. 16, 2020) –Adams County has a new childcare center—Caterpillar Clubhouse, owned and operated by Melissa and Joseph Cavey through JaMaCavey, LLC—thanks in great part to a low-interest $275,000 state loan facilitated by Adams Economic Alliance that spurred the adaptive reuse of Fairfield’s [...]
How would you define “livability?” Adams County has it. The website Livability has made a name for itself over the past 10 years by highlighting what makes small-to-medium-sized towns and cities great places to live. Just like some of our favorite cookies, the “good stuff” [...]
Let’s NOT get political. I invite you to set your political leanings aside, and I bet we can all agree with the following statement: The COVID-19 crisis has exposed many cracks in our society, and in fact, the pandemic broke them open wider. I want [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, June 11, 2020 Economic recovery is underway, as Adams County businesses continue to reopen and adjust to our “new normal” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the recovery process, we want to remind Adams Countians [...]
GETTYSBURG, PA (June 10, 2020) –Adams Economic Alliance announced that a total of 15 Adams County businesses received a combined total of $1,186,950 of the state’s COVID-19 Working Capital Access (CWCA) Program administered by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) and the Department of Community [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, May 14, 2020 We are going to get through this challenging crisis. In Adams County, there are sparks of ingenuity, glimmers of hope, and bright flames of the entrepreneurial spirit. I know there are people who [...]
This article was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, April 9, 2020. First, I want to begin today’s column by saying I wish everyone reading this good health and well wishes. To many, our work at Adams Economic Alliance is focused on economics—the very word [...]
Photo Courtesy Mark Clowney, Senior Planner, Adams County Office of Planning & Development This column was originally published in the Gettysburg Times, March 12, 2020. Quality of life is consistently one of the top benefits people mention in relation to living, working or playing in [...]
